4755-3-12
Application for reinstatement.

(A)
Pursuant to rule
4755-3-10 of the Administrative
Code, the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license of
an individual who fails to comply with the renewal requirements shall
automatically expire on the thirtieth day of June of the appropriate year.

(B)
All applicants for
reinstatement shall submit a completed application on the forms specified by
the section. All applications shall:

(1)
Be
typewritten or printed in ink or submitted electronically via the Ohio
e-license system;

(2)
Be signed by
the applicant or electronically signed if applying electronically via the Ohio
e-license system;

(3)
Contain the
fee prescribed by rule
4755-5-08 of the Administrative
Code;

(4)
Be accompanied by such
evidence, statements, or documents as specified on the forms; and

(a)
For reinstatement applications submitted
on or after August first of the year in which the applicant's license expired,
the applicant shall complete twenty contact hours of continuing education in
accordance with rule
4755-9-01 of the Administrative
Code within the two year period immediately preceding the application for
reinstatement. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of this paragraph
shall not be used to renew the reinstated license; or

(b)
Notwithstanding paragraph (D)(1)(a) of
this rule, for reinstatement applications submitted before August first of the
year in which the applicant's license expired, the applicant shall complete the
number of contact hours of continuing education that were required to renew the
expired license. All contact hours used to reinstate the license shall be
earned in accordance with rule
4755-9-01 of the Administrative
Code. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of this paragraph shall not
be used to renew the reinstated license.

(C)
All applications, statements, and other
documents so submitted shall be retained by the section.

(D)
Reinstatement is required for any
occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant whose Ohio
occupational therapy/occupational therapy assistant license has expired. The
provisions for reinstatement/return to practice are as follows:

(E)
For the purposes of filing an electronic
application via the Ohio e-license system, the board shall supply the applicant
with a "UserID" and password. The use of the "UserID" and password provided by
the board is solely the responsibility of the individual to whom it is issued
and shall be limited to filing an electronic reinstatement application. The
"UserID" and password shall constitute the legally recognized signature for the
purposes of this rule and may not be transferred, distributed, or shared with
any other person.

(F)
Any
application received in accordance with this rule that remains incomplete one
year after the initial application filing shall be considered to be abandoned
and no further processing shall be undertaken with respect to that application.

(1)
If the application process extends for a
period longer than one year, the board may require updated information as it
deems necessary.

(2)
No
application for licensure may be withdrawn without approval of the board.